Western Hutt was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate from 1969 to 1996.

Population centres

Through an amendment in the Electoral Act in 1965, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, an increase of one since the 1962 electoral redistribution. It was accepted that through the more rapid population growth in the North Island, the number of its electorates would continue to increase, and to keep proportionality, three new electorates were allowed for in the 1967 electoral redistribution for the next election. In the North Island, five electorates were newly created (including Western Hutt) and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished. In the South Island, three electorates were newly created and one electorate was reconstituted while three electorates were abolished. The overall effect of the required changes was highly disruptive to existing electorates, with all but three electorates having their boundaries altered. These changes came into effect with the .

The main population centre in the electorate was the city of Lower Hutt in the Hutt Valley.

History

The electorate partly replaced the Hutt seat, which had been held by Trevor Young (who went to the Eastern Hutt seat), and Western Hutt was won in 1978 by John Terris for the Labour Party.

In the 1990 election the seat was won by Joy McLauchlan of the National Party; one of several seats won by National at the 1990 general election. McLauchlan was re-elected in 1993.

In 1996 the seat was replaced by the Hutt South seat, which was won by Trevor Mallard of the Labour Party.

Members of Parliament

Key

Election results

1993 election

New Zealand National PartyJoy QuigleyJoy McLauchlan9,04343.87-1.66
New Zealand Labour PartyVern Walsh7,50136.39
Alliance (New Zealand political party)David Steele2,68813.04
New Zealand FirstMaraea Ropata7423.60
Christian Heritage Party of New ZealandDon France4432.14
McGillicuddy Serious PartyAlastair McGlinchy1920.93
1,5427.48+0.48

23,843

1990 election

Social Credit-NZM N Brooke940.46
Independent politicianB Pillow540.26

7003.47
20,13185.98-2.71
23,411

1987 election

New Zealand Labour PartyJohn TerrisJohn Terris11,07456.68+5.76
New Zealand National PartyJoy QuigleyJoy McLauchlan7,52638.52
Democrats for Social CreditErrol Baird7834.00

3,54818.16-2.81
19,53688.69-5.30
22,026

1984 election

New Zealand Labour PartyJohn TerrisJohn Terris10,55550.92+2.48
New Zealand National PartyJohn Tanner6,20729.94-11.22
New Zealand PartyPhilip Hale3,55717.16
Social Credit Party (New Zealand)David Coad4071.96
4,34820.97+13.69
20,72693.99+3.77
22,050

1981 election

New Zealand Labour PartyJohn TerrisJohn Terris9,44148.44+3.77
New Zealand National PartyJohn Tanner8,02141.16
Social Credit Party (New Zealand)Ivan Woolloff1,9269.88
Independent politicianDonald McPherson690.35
New Zealand National FrontBas  Zandbergen300.15
1,4207.28+6.39
19,48790.22+24.68
21,599

1978 election

New Zealand Labour PartyJohn TerrisJohn Terris8,36844.67
New Zealand National PartyBill Lambert (politician)Bill Lambert8,20043.77-0.16
Social Credit Party (New Zealand)Kenneth Albert Demicol1,6458.78
Values PartyNeville McPherson3481.85

ToryPhilip James Tree320.17
1680.89
18,73265.54-1.80
28,581

1975 election

New Zealand National PartyBill Lambert (politician)Bill Lambert8,33443.93
New Zealand Labour PartyHenry May (New Zealand politician)Henry May8,22543.36-9.62
Values PartyMerv Robertson1,2166.41
Social Credit Party (New Zealand)John Charles Tibbles1,1946.29
1680.88
18,96983.54-6.65
22,706

1972 election

New Zealand Labour PartyHenry May (New Zealand politician)Henry May8,47652.98+1.30
New Zealand National PartyJulian Watts6,08438.02
Social Credit Party (New Zealand)Ken Lattimer6874.29
Values PartyA A King6644.15
New Democratic Party (New Zealand)J P Fitzgibbon870.54
2,39214.95+6.39
15,99890.19+2.91
17,738

1969 election

New Zealand Labour PartyHenry May (New Zealand politician)Henry May8,57851.68
New Zealand National PartyEgan Ogier7,15743.12
Social Credit Party (New Zealand)Michael Kalaugher8615.18
1,4218.56
16,59687.28
19,014

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